My writing is rooted in images. Words and images, to me, are always intertwined. I write about very brief, but emotionally charged, moments in time. With each word that I use to describe an emotion comes a distinct image. My writing is something like a lens, through it I see how I feel.

Friday, October 2, 2009

Reclining Figure II, Frank Auerbach

Crusts

I fear my flesh becausethick wordspulsate in me, out of me,choke the air with their self-important limbsand breed thin peaches for voices.